Zusammenfassung
"Die Deutschen Familiennamen, geschichtlich, geographisch, sprachlich" is a German-language non-fiction book that explores the origins, development, and geographical distribution of German family names.
The author, Albert Heintze, examines how personal names from ancient Germanic times and Christian periods evolved into fixed surnames, and discusses the influence of dialects and foreign languages on them.
The book also includes a lexicon of names and discusses how they can be a reflection of a people's spirit and culture.